Toothbrush holder



E. FROMWILLER TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER May 14, 1929.

Filed May 14, 1927 Mail/7@ l VENTOR ATTO R N EY Patented May 14, 1929.

IPA'rlszNr OFFICE.

EDWARD FROMWILLE, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER.

Application filed May 14,

vMy present invention has reference'to a bath room appliance, and is inthe nature of a combined tooth brush, tooth paste tube and tumblerholder.

An object is the provision of an article for this purpose, which, whileof a simple construction, is of an ornamental nature and which will addto the attractiveness of the place in which it is positioned, andfurther wherein the heads or bristle ends of the tooth brush supportedon the device are received in domes which are preferably transpasent sothat the bristles will be protected lron'i dirt and dust as well as frommicrobes.

A further object is the provision of an article for this purpose whichis preferably wholly formed of pressed metal to include a body port-ionwhich is in the nature of a shelf or plate, formed with an ornamentalupstanding back and sides, as well as a depending apron at the frontthereof which merges into a bead or ledge, the said plate, at pointsthroughout the length thereof being .formed with semi-circular flangesand the inner walls provided by the openings are notches for thereception of the neck portions of tooth brushes, the flanges havingscrewed therein inverted` cup or dome members which fully enclose thebristle heads of the brushes, the device being also provided with aholder for a glass and .with a depending comparatively wide hookshapedmember that `affords a support for a tube of tooth paste.

rl`he drawings illustrate a satisfactory embodiment of the improvement.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view thereof.

Figure 2 is a sectional view approximately on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

The improvement is preferably of metal and may be stamped or otherwiseshaped to provide the same with a straight plate or shelf 1. The plate 1has its ends rounded, and formed with upstanding side flanges 2 and withspaced back flanges 3. The back flanges are provided by gracefullycurving these portions of the device and 'these flanges are reinforcedby grooving the same from the outer face thereof to afford inwardlyextending beads 4. The front of the plate 1, kat the center thereof, isextended outwardly to afford the same with a rounded portion and thesaid front including the rounded portion thereof is beaded to form 1927.Serial No. 191,450.

plate and has secured thereon and extended upwardly therefrom anornamented annular portion 7 that affords a holder for a glass ortumbler. The upper edge of the tumbler support 7 is beaded and the bodythereof is preferably cut away to form the same with leg portions 8whose outer edges are rounded away from each other, and the said legsmay be and preferably are provided withv openings of ornamental designs.

Between the back portions 3 and the body plate or shelf 1 there areintegrally formed reinforcing ribs 9 and above these ribs the backport-ions are provided with openings 10 for the reception of meanswhereby the device may be attached to a vertical support.

Below the tumbler holder the back of the plate 1 is extended downwardlyand from thence rounded upwardly to form the same with a comparativelywide hook-like portion 11 that affords afsupport for a tube 12 for atooth paste.

The plate 1, to the opposite sides of the tumbler holder 7, hasequidistantly spaced semi-circular openings 13 therethrough, and theinner stra-ight walls of these openings has substantially key-holenotches 14 therein. The portions of the plate provided with the openings13 and notches 14 are preferably depressed from the plate, the saiddepressed portions providing annular flan es 15 which project a slightbut suitable istanee above the face of the plate 1, thus forming theplate with annular ribs that add to the ornamentality thereof. Theflanges 15 have their inner portions preferably threaded, and screwed inthese flanges 15 there are inverted cup or dome-sha d members 17. Themembers 17 are pre erably of glass or other transparent material, andthe said members are designed to serve as protectors for the bristleheads of the tooth brushes 18 when the latter are inserted through theopenings 13 and the neck portions thereof are brought into the notches14.

My improvement provides a sanitary protector for the tooth brush as Wellas a separate compartment for the several tooth brushes. The toothbrushes may be readily inserted andeifectively supported on the improvem'entf The protector cups or domes 17 prevent dust or dirtcontacting with the bristle heads of the brushes and, of course, preventthe spreading of germs from one to another brush. The device while of asimple is preferablyrformed of pressed metal, vI do I not Wish to 'belimited to the employment of this particular material, as I may find itdesirable to mould the same of porcelain or to construct theimprovementl of other materials.

Having described the invention, I claim :7

In an article of the class described, a plate having upstanding flangeson the sides and end thereof and a depending'front flange, saidplate'and ianges having rein-forcing beads, Y said plate having anannular depressed portion, the lower wall of which being provided with asemi-circular opening and the straight wall formed by the opening havinga key-hole notch and an inverted transparent dome screwed inthenpstanding flanges and surrounding the semi-circular opening and notch.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

EDl/VARD FROMVVILLER.

